What is CVE-2026-41916?

CVE-2026-41916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-04-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-41916?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-41916

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains an authentication state management vulnerability where the resolvedAuth closure becomes stale after configuration reload. Newly accepted gateway connections continue using outdated resolved auth state, all…

EPSS: 0.001 (25.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-613 — Insufficient Session Expiration

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-68x5-xx89-w9mm) (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Patch Commit (Patch, patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Stale Authentication State via Config Reload (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41916?: CVE-2026-41916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-41916?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.